Fishermans Bay, New South Wales

Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1] It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea adjacent to Anna Bay. A large part of the eastern portion of the suburb is occupied by Tomaree National Park and only a very small portion of the south western corner of the suburb is populated.^[6] The suburb is named after the adjacent bay.^[7]

Fishermans Bay New South Wales
Fishermans Bay
Coordinates	32°47′16″S 152°5′24″E / 32.78778°S 152.09000°E / -32.78778; 152.09000
Population	76 (SAL 2021)^[2]
Postcode(s)	2316
Area	1.2 km^2 (0.5 sq mi)^[Note 1]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	201 km (125 mi) NNE of Sydney 53 km (33 mi) NE of Newcastle 38 km (24 mi) E of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council^[1]
Region	Hunter
County	Gloucester^[3]
Parish	Tomaree^[3]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens
Federal division(s)	Paterson
Mean max temp^[4] Mean min temp^[4] Annual rainfall^[4] 27.3 °C 81 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,348.9 mm 53.1 in
Suburbs around Fishermans Bay: Anna Bay Anna Bay Boat Harbour Anna Bay Fishermans Bay Boat Harbour Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Notes

1. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.
2. ABS Quickstats for the 2011 census show a gap between Anna Bay and Fishermans Bay. Only the non-residential area of Fishermans Bay is included in the area covered by "Fishermans Bay (State Suburb)". Accordingly, no residents were included in the Fishermans Bay Quickstats.

References

1. . New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fishermans Bay (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
3. "Fishermans Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.  
4. "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Fishermans Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 October 2012.  
6. "Fishermans Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
7. "Fishermans Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.